Mammals Encyclopedia

लकड़बग्घा विचित्र जंगली प्राणी है। वह विभिन्न प्रकार की बोलियां बोलता है। उसका ठहाका बहुत प्रसिद्ध है। आमतौर पर अच्छा भोजन पाकर वह अचानक ही जोर से ठहाका लगता है। वन विशेषज्ञ मैथ्यूज ने लिखा है, “हरिद्धार के वनों में मैंने लकड़बग्घे के ठहाके बहुत सुने है। चांदनी रात में वनों में ये ऐसे अट्हास करते है जैसे कोई पागल …

ऊंट का वंशज माना जाने वाला ‘गुआनको’ एक पर्वतीय जानवर है, जो ऊंचे पर्वतो पर पाया जाता है। पश्चिमी तट में पाया जाने वाला यह जानवर दक्षिण अमेरिका में समुद्र तल से करीब चार हजार मीटर की ऊंचाई पर निवास करता है। प्रायः काले रंग के चेहरे तथा भूरे व पीले रंग में पाये जाने वाले गुआनको की चमड़ी मोटी …

Yak — The yak (Bos grunniens, but also Poephagus grunniens, though this new name is not universally accepted) is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia. In addition to a large domestic population, there is a small, vulnerable wild yak population. In Tibetan, the word yak …

हिरणो की यूँ तो दुनिया भर में कई प्रजातियां मिल जाती हैं किन्तु ‘कर्दम हिरण‘ सिर्फ भारत में ही पाये जाते हैं। अलग – अलग क्षेत्रों में पाये जाने वाले कर्दम कर्दम हिरणों के सींगो की बनावट अलग-अलग तरह की होती है। सामान्यत: एक कर्दम हिरण के सींगो में 10 से 14 तक शाखाएं निकली होती हैँ किन्तु किसी-किसी कर्दम …

Wombat — Wombats are Australian marsupials; they are short-legged, muscular quadrupeds, approximately one metre (3 feet) in length with a very short tail. The name wombat comes from the Eora Aboriginal community who were the original inhabitants of the Sydney area. They are found in forested, mountainous, and heathland areas of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. Wombats dig extensive burrow systems …

Wolverine — The wolverine (Gulo gulo) is the largest land-dwelling species of the Mustelidae or weasel family (the Giant Otter is largest overall), and is the only species currently classified in the genus Gulo (meaning “glutton”). It is also called the Glutton or Carcajou. Some authors recognize two subspecies: the Old World form Gulo gulo gulo and the New World …

Wolf — The gray wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the timber wolf or wolf, is a mammal of the order Carnivora. The gray wolf is the largest wild member of the Canidae family and an ice age survivor originating during the Late Pleistocene around 300,000 years ago. Its shoulder height ranging from 0.6 to 0.9 meters (26-36 inches) and …

Wildebeest — The wildebeest, is an antelope of the genus Connochaetes. It is a hooved (ungulate) mammal. Connochaetes includes two species, both native to Africa: the Black Wildebeest, or white-tailed gnu (C. gnou), and the Blue Wildebeest, or brindled gnu (C. taurinus). Gnus belong to the family Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, and other even-toed horned ungulates. Wildebeest grow …

Wildcat — The Wildcat (Felis silvestris), sometimes Wild Cat or Wild-cat, is a small felid native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa. It is a hunter of small mammals, birds, and other creatures of a similar size. There are several subspecies distributed in different regions. Sometimes included is the ubiquitous domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus), which has …

Whale — According to modern terminology, whales are the larger members of the order Cetacea. This order of aquatic mammals is divided into three suborders: the Mysticeti, the baleen whales; the Odontoceti, the toothed whales; and the Archaeoceti, an extinct group known only through fossils. The toothed whales (Odontoceti) also include the smaller DOLPHIN and PORPOISE. The large baleen whales …